diff --git a/lua/weeheavy/plugins/flash.lua b/lua/weeheavy/plugins/flash.lua
index 3b84219..6cdad25 100644
--- a/lua/weeheavy/plugins/flash.lua
+++ b/lua/weeheavy/plugins/flash.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 -- https://github.com/folke/flash.nvim
 return {
     "folke/flash.nvim",
+    event = "BufEnter", -- as `VeryLazy` is too late for `f` and `/` searches
     opts = {
+        modes = {
+            search = {
+                enabled = true,
+            },
+        },
         label = {
             -- allow uppercase labels
             uppercase = true,